UFO Challenge

2012 UFO CHALLENGE

Throughout the 2012 year, all Cal-Co Quilt Guild members are invited to take part in a UFO Challenge. The UFO’s

need to be projects that were started BEFORE 2011. If you complete the project by the December 2012 guild
meeting, your name will be entered into a drawing for a cash gift of $25. You can enter as many UFO’s as you like,
but you can only win one cash prize. The $25 cash gifts will be awarded to six guild members. You are encouraged
to bring your unfinished work as well as your completed quilt to one of the meetings for “Show and Tell”. The
finished project needs to be completely done (quilted, bound, etc.) to be entered in the drawing.

Quilts for Kids

We received many warm, colorful and comfy quilts at the May “quilt gathering”. In fact, 52 completed quilts and 7 quilt tops were brought to the meeting. The Quilts for Kids Committee would like to thank everyone for their generosity. These wonderful quilts will put a smile on the faces of many children in our community.

In June, we will be delivering approximately 100 quilts to Inasmuch House and Safe Place. Michelle, of Safe Place, has indicated that their need for quilts will be minimally increased to include the expansion of some of their upcoming programs, such as parenting classes and to assist mothers and children who are now residing in an off-premises facility. We are able to increase our quilt donations to Safe Place because of your willingness to give of your time and talent. Thank you so much!

Also, thank you to the gals who came to our recent “cutting” day. We got most of our scraps cut into squares and strips. Within the next month or two, we will sort and bag the squares/strips and bring them to guild in hopes that many of you will turn them into patchwork quilts for our kids.

We thank all guild members for their continued support of our “Quilts for Kids” project. Have a good summer.

Quilt Show Challenge

QUILT SHOW CHALLENGE UPDATE

Here is the book that I found the House Dress 9" block

in: Better Homes & Gardens 101 Full Size Quilt Blocks &
Borders. It is located on pages 148 & 149. I did check
the Krickets Used Book store here in Battle Creek to see
if they had a copy but they don't at this time. I have not
had time to check with Willard Library for a copy. You
may of course contact me if you would like a copy of the
block.
Please remember, there is no set block or design for the
challenge. The committee would like each quilter to
make a choice in what they will do following the size,
(24" minimum, 36" maximum) and theme (vintage
clothing or accessories) guidelines. You may use
reproduction or original vintage fabrics but do
embellish as that is what makes each work so
special.
The items I have brought to the guild meetings
are examples only of what can be done to
give you ideas. It would be smart to finish a
workshop or any project begun long ago that
fits this challenge AND qualify for the UFO
drawing in December too!

AQS Quilt Show Bus Trip

Only 8 seats left on the bus trip to Grand Rapids and the AQS Quilt Show. The date is Saturday, August 25, leaving Meijers on Columbia Ave. at 8:00 a.m. $45 for members and $50 for non-members includes admission, transportation to and from Grand Rapids and all the fun you stand. Call Karen at 269-986-9808 or email at kndr1955@aol.com.

Update on Programs

October Guild meeting will be a Halloween Party with prizes for best costumes. Nancy Conn will be presenting. Show and Tell of Halloween quilts and projects.

November Guild will be the certified Judy Niemeyer teacher presenting. Her 2-day workshop is the 12th and 13th with cutting the first day and sewing the second day.

"What to put in the Blank Spots" presentation by Wanda Werner and Joyce Rupp is moved up to December guild meeting which is about machine quilting on your domestic machine.

Quilt Show Forms

Just wanted to let guild members know that quilt show forms can be found on website, turkey-tracks.org and blog. The forms on the blog are not pdf so they will not print out perfectly but they work.

Happy Quilters

Just checking in to tell you there are a few pictures on the Quilt Camp page from this past weekend for you to see. Also a reminder to bring a child's quilt for Quilts for Kids to May guild meeting.....or batting or fabric for a child's quilt. 2nd Monday in May.